The elephant in the room is a herdStarting with a critique of Lakoff's Elephant, Frances Moore Lappé, gets to an interesting point: if we focus more on communities than "nuclear families," we "grow up" and get to a different dynamic that's not so bipolar. (Thanks, Alex!) [Link] Third is the "revolution in human dignity." We've lived so long under the spell of hierarchy – from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses – that only recently have we awakened to see not only that "regular" citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high. Besides, few of us – unless we're scared into it—are prepared simply to take orders. jon posted this at 4:02 PM |
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